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In a move that could reshape Nigeria's opposition landscape, the Godson/Babawa Campaign Organization (GOBACO) Abuja has publicly called on Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, to defect to Action Alliance (AA) party. The appeal, issued in a statement on Saturday, 4 September, positions Action Alliance as the ideal platform for Obi to harness what it described as the "abundant progressive youth energy" within the party. The campaign organization of the AA Chairmanship candidate of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Godson Nemieboka and his running mate Philip Babawa, argued that the political climate in Nigeria…

*You're Facilitating Blasphemy Laws, Sharia --Senator Cruz *You Lie, Christians Not Targeted, Religious Harmony Reigns Here -Presidency Nigeria's Presidency and a respected US lawmaker, Senator Ted Cruz, are at loggerheads over the latter's bill seeking "powerful sanctions and other tools" by the global superpower to punish government officials for what the American lawmaker called their ignoring or enabling of attacks on and mass murder of Christians. Reacting, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga urged the Texas senator to 'stop these malicious lies", insisting that Christians are not targeted in Nigeria. Senator Cruz's in-the-works legislation, titled 'Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025',…

By our reporter It was a case of being between the devil and the deep blue sea today as a former Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) with Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Garba Mohammed Duku, was sentenced to 24 years imprisonment on six-count charges of money laundering. Duku, now an old man, passionately pleaded for leniency before his conviction, with Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja ordering him, in lieu of serving time in gaol, to pay to government coffers the sum of about N1.6 billion as fine. The judge also ordered that the 24 years…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged stakeholders in Sokoto State to step up efforts in mobilizing women and young people to register in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Umar Yusuf Garba, made the call during a sensitization event on promoting gender inclusivity in the electoral process. He stressed that closing the participation gap for women and youth is vital in strengthening Nigeria’s democracy. Garba noted that several barriers ranging from limited access to information to socio-cultural restrictions and economic challenges, continue to exclude women, particularly those…